labial palp

labial palp

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • labial palp — noun : a palp of a bivalve mollusk …   Useful english dictionary

  • palp — n.; pl. pi [L. palpus, feeler] 1. (ANNELIDA) adj. In Oligochaeta, one of a pair of elongate projections on the anal segment. b. In Polychaeta, one of a pair of projections on the sides of the head. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) a. In Arachnida,… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • palp proboscide — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A tentaculiform outgrowth on each outer labial palp that can extend into or on the substrate, where ciliated and glandular surfaces pick up particles of food …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • palp — Palpus Pal pus, n.; pl. {Palpi}. [NL. See {Palp}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • labial palpus — pl. pi. 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) One of a pair of small feelerlike structures borne on the labium; see maxillary palp,. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) One of 4 structures (2 on each side of the mouth) derived from the velum by which the larva swims and… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Microlepidoptera — Some typical microlepidoptera. An Alucitid Many plumed moth is shown top centre; a white Pterophorid Plume moth at centre Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly… …   Wikipedia

  • Labipalp — La bi*palp, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A labial palp. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Megacorma obliqua — Megacorma obliqua, adult Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • maxillary palpus — ; pl. pi (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Small sensory organ arising from the maxilla, used to test quality of food; see labial palp …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • oral lobe — noun : a labial palp of a bivalve mollusk …   Useful english dictionary

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